Gaza [Palestine], August 22: The Palestinian Health Ministry has released a statement responding to what it says is an Israeli push to transfer health system resources to the south of the enclave.
"The Ministry of Health expresses its rejection of any step that would undermine what remains of the health system following the systematic destruction carried out by the Israeli occupation authorities," it said.
"This step would deprive more than one million people of their right to treatment and put the lives of residents, patients and the wounded at imminent risk."
Palestinians in Gaza City have expressed alarm and defiance as Israel tries to seize the city and forcibly displace them to other parts of Gaza, many of which are already overcrowded and lacking food, shelter and other supplies. In its statement, the Gaza Health Ministry called on the UN and other international institutions "to protect what remains of the health system and provide all the necessary resources to save lives".
Source: Qatar Tribune
